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Knud Leif Thomsen
Born September 2, 1924 · Randers, Denmark
Died October 14, 2003 · aged 79
Knud Leif Thomsen was a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer, recognized for his impactful contributions to Danish cinema in the 1960s and 1970s. He studied at the University of Copenhagen and later at the Danish Film School. Thomsen's notable films include Weekend (1962), which examines the lives of middle-class Danes, and Tine (1964), an adaptation of Herman Bang's novel set during t…
Known For
Venom · 1966Venom
★ 5.81966
MovieDrama
An outsider with libertarian ideas invades and corrupts a bourgeois family.
Rapportpigen · 1974Rapportpigen
★ 4.51974
MovieDrama
Factory worker Vivi is pressured by her boyfriend to pose as a fold-out girl for the men's magazine Ugens Rapport. A man from the neighborhood begins to stalk her and call her. When she goes to the North Sea to find peace, he follows her. On the bus, Vivi meets middle-aged Harriet, a disillusioned man-hater, and they decide to teach her stalker a lesson. However, it takes a more serious turn than Vivi is prepared for.
The Liar · 1970The Liar
★ 7.51970
MovieCrimeDrama
Johannes Vig lives a lonely life on Sandø. He is a schoolteacher, and since Sandø is currently cut off from the outside world due to ice, the island's population must fend for themselves. Johannes is secretly in love with both Annemari, the grocer's young daughter, and Rigmor, the farmer's wife. At the same time, Johannes' life is very bleak, and he finds it difficult to express his love. Life on the island is disrupted by Harry, a young engineer who is courting Annemari. Annemari's boyfriend is currently on the mainland, which is why Johannes is watching over her virtue.
Jul i Skovridergaarden · 1957Jul i Skovridergaarden
★ 4.11957
MovieFamily
Finn and Claus are best friends and both have a thing for their cute friend Eva. They both go to Copenhagen to study law but Claus would rather study music/piano and takes private lessons and Finn isn't the academic type. Who gets Eva?
Bejleren - en jysk røverhistorie · 1975Bejleren - en jysk røverhistorie
★ 7.31975
MovieDrama
This is the story of Sejr, a tenant farmer, and his conflict with the dictatorial lord who stubbornly refuses to grant him the farm he needs in order to get married. However, the nobility and the peasants find common ground when a common enemy arises: the Robbers, a group of thieves who kill and rape, but also call for rebellion against those in power.
Selvmordsskolen · 1964Selvmordsskolen
★ 7.81964
MovieDramaComedy
Bizarre satiric tale about an ordinary Danish man disappointed in life and the welfare system. Close to a total collapse he decides to take the easy way out. He seeks help at Doctor X, head of a suicide school that guarantees 100% efficiency.
The Woolen Stocking Peddler · 1971The Woolen Stocking Peddler
★ 7.31971
MovieDrama
Sometime in the 1700s, Mikkel, a farmer from Jutland, wants to marry off his daughter Cecil to the wealthy Mads Egelund, but she is in love with the haberdasher Esben. Mads proposes, but does not receive a definitive answer. Shortly afterwards, Esben leaves for Holsten on business, and Cecil vows to wait for him. A couple of years pass. After an attempt to force Cecil to marry Mads, she is now in a state of insanity. Esben returns home happy and prosperous, but Cecil does not recognize him and, in a fit of madness, she cuts his throat during the night. Some time passes and Cecil regains her sanity. She does not know what she has done and is still waiting for Esben. Mads comes to visit, and after Cecil has rejected yet another marriage proposal, he reveals the truth to her, and with a wild scream she falls back into insanity.
They All Do It · 1968They All Do It
★ 7.01968
MovieComedy
Johannes is a shy and inexperienced young student at the music conservatory. He is a Mozart admirer and in love with his fellow student Elisabeth, who also seems interested in him. The smart and modern Herbert, called Pop, has dropped out of the conservatory and lives as a jazz musician and womanizer. He bets Johannes that he can sleep with Elisabeth before 8 p.m. that same day, since all girls are the same. He wins the bet, while Johannes consoles himself with Solvei, the girl who lives downstairs and works in a grocery store. In the end, Johannes and Elisabeth meet on the stairs. Can they still find each other?
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